The diagnosis of “autism” plagued Sylvester Stallone for an extended period of time.
Initially, the actor’s illness was ascribed to him. After some time, however,
physicians retracted this diagnosis and ascribed Sylvester’s speech difficulties
to a birth injury. A few years later, though, this diagnosis affected
the actor in a different situation.
When Stallone and his wife had their second kid, they were ecstatic.
The youth were not hesitant to introduce the kid to the public, who was given the name Sergio.
The child even appeared with his father in a film. He portrayed Rocky’s son in the film.
He never again appeared on film.
The last time the child “sparkled” in public was when he was three years old.
Sergio appeared with Sylvester Stallone on the cover of a magazine. However,
the boy’s parents started to notice something odd over time.
Sergio had little interest in his surroundings, did not speak, and
refused to play with his elder brother. The little youngster enjoyed drawing and listening to music.
He did not exhibit any conversational abilities. The parents ultimately
decided to take the infant to the doctor. This is how they discovered Sergio had autism.
Stallone hoped first that the diagnosis would not be verified. But it didn’t…
At that point, Sergio’s mother assumed responsibility for his upbringing.
Stallone, on the other hand, started working tirelessly to totally support his family.
It was determined after much research that the boy’s brain is not damaged and can be trained.
